Ron Lahody talks with The Star Press Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Lahody and George Bennett are the local planners of Sunday's Wounded Warrior fundraiser at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

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Wounded warriors of the past and present, plus other veterans and those who want to honor them, will be gathering soon for an all-you-can-eat chili supper at the fairgrounds.

Proceeds from the fundraiser, appropriately enough, will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

"I just think it's the honorable thing to do," said Ron Lahody of Lahody Meats, a former Marine of the Vietnam War-era who is sponsoring the event, which he is planning with George Bennett, another former Marine and Vietnam combat veteran. ...